Shelf-bracket.



I. V. MOODY.

SHELF BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED nu. 25, I9l6.

Patented J ily 4, 1916. Q

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IRA v. MoonY, or ELwooD, INDIANA.

SHELF-BRACKET.

To'all whom-it may concern:

Be it lmown that I, IRA- V. MOODY, a'citiresiding at Elwood, in the county of Madison, State of Indiana, have invented a new and useful Shelf-Bracket; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact de scription of the invention, such as will en-- able others skilled in the artto which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to. an improved Y shelf supporting bracket, and an object of the invention is to" provide a bracket, from which the shelf cannot be disconnected, until the bracket is detached from the wall or other stationary support.

Another object of the inventionis the provision-of a bracket, in which simple, eflicient and practical features are involved.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a shelf bracket constructed in accordance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional view through the shelf bracket shown in Fig. 1, showing the same supporting a shelf adjacent the side of the wall.v

Fig. 3 is a view in perspective showing the shelf bracket provided with key hole apertures for the reception of screws, which apertures are provided with adjacent spring tongues adapted to overlie the screw or bolt heads. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the shelf, the bracket and the wall, showing the spring tongues overlying the screw heads.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designatesthe horizontal portion of an angular bracket, and 2 the vertical portion, which portions are formed from a single piece of metal, and are integrally united at 3. Each of said portions is convexed or arched transversely, so that only the parts adjacent the longitudinal edges of each portion will engage the object, adjacent wh1ch the portion is arranged. For instance, the portion 1 of the bracket is so arched, that only the parts adjacent its side'edges will engage the under face of the shelf 4, which is supported by the bracket. The opposite longitudinal. parts adjacent the longitudinal side edges of the portion 2vengage the wall 5.

A brace member or bar 6 has its ends provided with reduced lugs 7, which are riveted to the horizontal and vertical portions 1 and Specification of Letters Patent.

. their. proper interval,

screws .Wlll pass through the circular or en' Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed January 25, 1916. Serial No. 74,172.

tion of the arched part, as shown clearly in Figs. 1 and42. The portions 1 and, 2 of the bracket are provided with keyhole-shaped slots 8 and 9. It is to be noted that the contracted portions 10 of the keyhole-shaped slots 9 extend upwardly, whiletheir circular 4 or enlarged portions 11 extend downwardly,

so that after the screws 12 are arranged at larged portions 11 of said slots 9, when arranging the bracket adjacent the wall, after which the bracket may be moved vertically downwardly, so that the shanks of the screws 2 of the bracket, adjacent the central porthe heads of the will engage the contracted or restricted parts of the keyhole-shaped slots. It is tobe observed that the circular or enlarged portions 13 of the slots'8 extend toward the wall 5, and the contracted portions 14'ofthe slots 8 extend laterally from the wall 5.v

that the shelf4 In this case it is required must be connected to the bracket, that is,

to the part 1, before the'bracket is connected to the wall, thereby requiring the detaching of the bracket, before. the shelf 4 may be detached from the bracket. Screws 15 are threaded into the shelf 4, and they are arranged at such a spaced interval, that when connecting the shelf 4 to the portion 1 of the bracket, the heads of the screws will pass simultaneously through the circular or enlarged portions 13 of the slots 8, then by a lateral movement, say for instance, to the right, the shanks of the screws 15 will engage the contracted portions 14 of the slots .8.

Referring to Figs. 3 and 4 it is to be noted that one end of each of the contractedportions 10 and 14 is provided with an integrally connected spring tongue 16, These tongues are arched or :curved, so as to fit and overlie the heads ofthe screws 12 and 15, thereby preventing the screws from being removed from the wa-ll'or the shelf, before detaching 'the bracket, thereby especially requiring the bracket to be first detached from-the wall, before detaching it from theshelf. In removing the bracket in Fig. 4 it necessitates pressure upwardly upon the bracket, and owing to the tongues being yieldable, said tongues will ride over the heads of the screws 12, then bymoving the bracket outwardly from. the wall, the

heads of the screw 12 will pass through the enlarged or circular portions 11 of the keyhole-shaped slots 9. Similar'operations are required, to detach the bracket, or rather portion having keyhole-shaped slo-ts therein,

the portion 1 thereof, from the shelf. v

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is:

1. An angular bracket for shelves comprising a vertical portion and a-lateral'horizontal portion extending at right angles to the upper end of the vertical portion, a brace connecting the two portions, said vertical portion having keyhole-shaped slots therein, the contracted parts of which slots extend upwardly, and are designed to receive the shanks of headed screws .on the wall, said horizontal, portion having keyhole-shaped slots, the contracted parts of which extend outwardly and are designed to receive the shanks of headed securing members of the shelf to hold the shelf in place.

2. An angular bracket for shelves comprising a vertical portion and a lateral hori zontal portion extending at right angles to.

the upper end of the vertical portion, a brace connecting the two portions, said vertical the contracted parts of which slots extend upwardly, and are designed to receive the shanks of headed screws on the wall, said horizontal portion having keyhole-shaped slots, the contracted parts of which extend outwardly and are designed to receive the shanks of headed securing members of the shelf to hold the shelf in place, one end of each of the contracted portions of each slot having a yieldable tongue to overlie the head of the securing member.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' IRA V. MOODY.

Witnesses:

JOSHUA, H. Rreon, EDGAR M. CLARK. 

